Live Bait
Reid Bennett hits the mean streets of Toronto again. Because of his expertise, he (and his German shepherd, Sam, of course) is asked to bring in the vermin that has been bludgeoning nighttime security guards. And he makes the collar as advertised. So the police department asks him to stay on the case and find out who has been ordering these beatings. Reid’s got to get down to business and sift through the long list of suspects. But he gets a little too involved … the culprits start looking for him, or at least he thinks they are. Reid must get to the bottom this case quickly, before he becomes the next victim.
Reid Bennett hits the mean streets of Toronto again. Because of his expertise, he (and his German shepherd, Sam, of course) is asked to bring in the vermin that has been bludgeoning nighttime security guards. And he makes the collar as advertised. So the police department asks him to stay on the case and find out who has been ordering these beatings. Reid¿s got to get down to business and sift through the long list of suspects. But he gets a little too involved the culprits start looking for him, or at least he thinks they are. Reid must get to the bottom this case quickly, before he becomes the next victim.
The Best of Cold Blood
by Peter Sellers
from MJF Books
This is a stunning collection of thirteen of the most gripping short crime and suspense fiction that has appeared throughout the years in Canada's Cold Blood series, which debuted in 1987. Some of Canada's favorite veteran writers as well as new up-and-comers are featured here in a diversity of styles and subjects. Included in this offering are stories by William Bankier, Charlotte MacLeod, Mary Jane Maffini, John North, Jas R. Petrin, James Powell, Peter Robinson, Peter Sellers, Ted Wood, Eric Wright, Vivienne Gornall, Nancy Kilpatrick, and Tony Aspler. A delicious sampling of murder, betrayal, and revenge certain to satisfy the appetites of hungry mystery lovers everywhere.
Dead in the Water
His life destroyed because of a bad rap he took for murdering two guys to prevent a rape, Reid Bennett relocated to Murphy's Harbor, a quaint little town in Canada. But was it really the quiet little place it seemed to be? A corpse and a scared woman, each found on a different side of the lake. Then another corpse. Reid, with his German shepherd Sam by his side, must go above and beyond the call of duty to get to the bottom of this mystery. The only way he can solve it and remain alive is to stretch the traditional definition of a police officer.
Murder on Ice
Reid Bennett, the newest addition to Murphy's Harbor, Ontario, has embarked on his second case. During the Ice Festival, there is a sudden blackout and the Queen of the Ice Festival disappears; in fact she's been kidnapped! Members of a feminist anti-pageant group are suspected, but Reid suspects something fishy. He must expose the organizer of the kidnapping -- and try not to get himself killed.
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